Vikings Wolves of Midgard (Diablo like PS4 game)

[Critical Kills]

I saw this on the Playstation Blog and about lost my mind, looks crazy fun and like a huge Diablo rip-off but with Vikings...I was so hugely disappointed though to find out there is no LOCAL co-op...what??

How can they get online co-op in and not allow us to play co-op locally? So disappointed, I was ready to buy this immediately for pre-release until I read that.

Does anyone who may know more about this title know if they might be adding this via a patch or something near release?

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/...rch-28-on-ps4/

[Nolan8300]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

I saw this on the Playstation Blog and about lost my mind, looks crazy fun and like a huge Diablo rip-off but with Vikings...I was so hugely disappointed though to find out there is no LOCAL co-op...what?? How can they get online co-op in and not allow us to play co-op locally? So disappointed, I was ready to buy this immediately for pre-release until I read that. Does anyone who may know more about this title know if they might be adding this via a patch or something near release? http://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/...rch-28-on-ps4/

What a shameless ripoff lol, the inventory screen/blacksmith screens are identical to Diablo. I'm tentative if I'd ever buy this or just stick to Diablo, I still have an occasional marathon on that game.

[Valdarez]

Whatever you do, please do not buy this game. Gameplay is slow, yet it lags (yes, lags in Single player on PS4!). All the areas are basically standard (no randomization like Diablo) and all enemy encounters & loot drops are standard/scripted as well. Graphics are good, skill trees are decent, but fighting is slow &, well, the lag will frustrate you.

Oh, and the bugs. Lets see. I've had things disappear from Inventory, I sold one thing, yet it took another (something I had equipped), and then I had my character just stop moving, for no apparent reason. Completely non-responsive. Sat there and died. It was awesome...

Vikings feels like a $20 PSN game, NOT like a full title release. Sony really let us down letting this be released as a full game. I feel completely ripped off.

[Critical Kills]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

Whatever you do, please do not buy this game. Gameplay is slow, yet it lags (yes, lags in Single player on PS4!). All the areas are basically standard (no randomization like Diablo) and all enemy encounters & loot drops are standard/scripted as well. Graphics are good, skill trees are decent, but fighting is slow &, well, the lag will frustrate you. Oh, and the bugs. Lets see. I've had things disappear from Inventory, I sold one thing, yet it took another (something I had equipped), and then I had my character just stop moving, for no apparent reason. Completely non-responsive. Sat there and died. It was awesome... Vikings feels like a $20 PSN game, NOT like a full title release. Sony really let us down letting this be released as a full game. I feel completely ripped off.

wow, that's awful, yeah I just looked at this again yesterday but the lack of couch co-op killed that idea for me. and then i read on twitter that the devs apparently say it will never be added. which further killed any interest completely. thankfully after reading what you wrote too it looks..

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

wow, that's awful, yeah I just looked at this again yesterday but the lack of couch co-op killed that idea for me. and then i read on twitter that the devs apparently say it will never be added. which further killed any interest completely. thankfully after reading what you wrote too it looks..

I preordered when I saw it on Amazon awhile back and forgot about it. At the time I ordered, I thought it was the follow-up to Vikings: Battle for Asgard. It is not.

No CGI cutscenes, no moving art, just some VO work with a blank piece of paper and the words being spoken between levels. So game play is all it has to hang it's hat on, and well, after playing Diablo, Van Helsing, Marvel Heroes, and Torchlight, the gameplay just doesn't measure up. The game seriously feels like a college project that someone turned into a game.

None of the major gaming sites have reviewed it yet. I rarely regret an order, but I greatly regret this one. It's a $20 value at best, and that's only if you really want to play a new action-rpg.

[Critical Kills]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

I preordered when I saw it on Amazon awhile back and forgot about it. At the time I ordered, I thought it was the follow-up to Vikings: Battle for Asgard. It is not. No CGI cutscenes, no moving art, just some VO work with a blank piece of paper and the words being spoken between levels. So game play is all it has to hang it's hat on, and well, after playing Diablo, Van Helsing, Marvel Heroes, and Torchlight, the gameplay just doesn't measure up. The game seriously feels like a college project that someone turned into a game. None of the major gaming sites have reviewed it yet. I rarely regret an order, but I greatly regret this one. It's a $20 value at best, and that's only if you really want to play a new action-rpg.

The way the devs talk to people ok Twitter and their forums also turned me off too..they seem arrogant and rude


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[rudyjuly2]

This game should be like Helldivers and other isometric games with 4 player couch coop. How does it not have that? No chance I get this game without it.

[Drag66]

I've had a different experience than the one above. I'm enjoying the game. It's not quite as polished as Diablo and definitely not as good as Diablo, but I feel it is a solid action rpg. Maybe I am lucky, but I haven't experienced any bugs in my 6 hours of play time. The graphics are good and the game feels smooth enough to me. I have only experienced a few small hitches to the frame rate but it has been solid for the most part.

I totally get those not buying it because of the lack of couch co op and I think it's crazy they only included online co op. But if you want a solid alternative to Diablo and the lack of couch co op doesn't bother you, then I believe this is it.